What percentage of your brain do you use? - Richard E. Cytowic

Two thirds of the population believes a myth that has been propagated for over a century: that we use only 10% of our brains. Hardly! Our neuron-dense brains have evolved to use the least amount of energy while carrying the most information possible -- a feat that requires the entire brain. Richard E. Cytowic debunks this neurological myth (and explains why we aren't so good at multitasking).

Lesson by Richard E. Cytowic, animation by TOGETHER.

[jusstmemoo]

Brain at night: uses 20% of my energy

Brain during an exam: three take it or leave it

[hitinbhagat]

Can i turn off battery saving mode and change to high performance mode

[saturn]

this video just activated 90% more neurons in my brain

[baltamashnigar]

Human brain:
Let me clear all the myths about me😂

[assadarlingtoni]

I just realized that when i insult my brain for acting awkward in public the brain actually insults itself and i am actually my brain and my brain is actually me. Life is crazy

[aiiman]

The human brain created a video about a myth of itself.

[josevallenchee]

"this packing is why we are so smart." the brain praising and admiring himself.

[Nguyenzander]

As CGP Grey once said, “If you believe someone can scoop out 90% of your brain out and still be fine, maybe you do use 10% of your brain.”

[segzybae]

Ted: Don't waste your "brain energy"
Me: *thinks about how i could have won an argoment from 5 years ago*

[kckkkkck]

the brain always asks itself: why i know nothing about me...

[thatrandomgirl.]

What's the only organ that named itself?






The brain.

[MarvLthe]

Watching a Vsauce video makes the brain consume 99% of energy.

[mehrinisokamalova]

"'Don't let a fraudulent myth make you guilty about your supposedly lazy brain. Guilt would be a waste of energy." it makes sense.

[hadiqasim]

The brain called itself “smart and powerful” and made me type this

[jogo]

Brain : I'm self learning about myself.

[Korajiyo]

"makes us so smart'.

ehhh....

most of us.

[kavitagracenelson]

When the current generation grows up I hope we'll be telling our children that "when I was a kid, people still thought that we only used 10% of our brains."

[ferns]

TedEd: don’t multitask
Me: hold my piano

[jorgejuan]

THE CONCLUSION : We use 100 % of the brain, but not at the same time. It depends of the things we do

[mujtaba]

Thank God someone made a video. I remember spending hours trying to convince few of my friends after watching Lucy movie that the movie was based on a myth and is far from truth (as far as brain power is concerned)